Saturday, 25 January 2014

Just catching up on a great gig I caught last year!I only took a few shots at this gig as it was being played acoustically and the audience were very quiet, so I didn't move about as much as I sometimes do, all these were taken from my seat!Richard Iles – trumpet/flugelhorn, Mike Williams – alto saxophone, Les Chisnall – piano, Percy Pursglove – bassUnfortunately Les is in hiding in these photos!

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Just recovering from a hectic weekend of haggis and music in CallanderThe festival has been running for a few years with a heady mix of Blues, Jazz, Jive, Swing and everything in between, with various styles of the genres being performed.The festival has a similar vibe to Marsden with the whole town seeming to get involved, definitely worth a visit if you've not been. I caught 10 acts of the 45 on offer over the 3 days here are some photos from the festival.

Tuesday, 4 June 2013

The 606 jazz club has been celebrating 25 years in the present venue (Lotts Road, Chelsea)Last Wednesday there where 4 Bass players, 3 Pianists, 3 Sax players, 2 drummers and a guitarist!When muddled up and put into order this came out as:Mark Lockheart (Tenor), John Parricelli (Guitar) with Darren Phillips (Bass) and Nick France (Drums)

The next set was the Gwilym Smicock trio which had Lawrence Cottle (Bass) and James Maddren (Drums)

Saturday, 11 May 2013

A couple of weeks back now I caught the Dave Kane Quartet at Seven Jazz as part of the Improv Fest.The Quartet are:Dave Kane - bass and compositionsJoost Hendrickx - DrumsJames Allsopp - ReedsAlex Bonney - Trumpets